Senior Space Electrical Engineer – Orbital Power/Data

ALTEN; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension Scheme

Social atmosphere, team buildings

Job summary

ALTEN in London is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our space-focused team. You will design, develop and integrate spacecraft electrical systems, focusing on power, harness, and data handling to ensure high reliability in orbit.

The role involves leading architecture decisions, defining distribution strategies, and producing detailed schematics and wiring documentation. The position requires space industry experience, strong knowledge of power/harness design, data handling, and

Qualifications

• Space industry experience with spacecraft electrical systems or space hardware.
• Power distribution, conversion, protection and load analysis for space systems.
• Harness routing, connectors, grounding, shielding and cable reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of spacecraft electrical subsystems (power, harness, data).
• Own electrical architecture for robust, fault-tolerant orbital designs.
• Define power distribution strategies and high-reliability interfaces.

Skills

Space industry exp

Power system design

Harness architecture

Data-handling systems

High-reliability hardware

Schematic/ICD drafting

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering

Tools

ECSS standards

Job description

ALTEN in London is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our space-focused team. You will design, develop and integrate spacecraft electrical systems, focusing on power, harness, and data handling to ensure high reliability in orbit.

The role involves leading architecture decisions, defining distribution strategies, and producing detailed schematics and wiring documentation. The position requires space industry experience, strong knowledge of power/harness design, data handling, and